If life is limited and finite, I need to live in the ways that are most meaningful to me. To do that, I must know what it is that I really value. And to know what it is that I really value, I will have to encounter those parts of myself that I do not usually encounter or acknowledge — the undiscovered unconscious self.
Entries Tagged as 'Jungian analysis'
Jungian Therapy, Time and the New Year: 4 Reflections
January 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Jungian, Jungian therapy, New Year, therapy, Time
Jungian Therapy, Stress Reduction & Perfectionism
November 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jungian, Jungian therapy, perfectionism, stress, stress reduction
Our anxiety about these unacknowledged aspects of ourselves can drive us to strive ever more relentlessly to try to cover our weakness and imperfection. Unrealistic expectations for ourselves are rooted in a lack of willingness to accept our own fundamental nature, with its particular strengths and weaknesses.
Jungian Psychotherapy & Sexual Issues
October 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Jungian, Jungian psychotherapy, Psychotherapy
Sexual issues are often part of Jungian psychotherapy and of any form of depth psychotherapy that takes human life seriously. Sexuality is a matter of vital importance to us, and is directly connected to other essential areas of our life, like the aesthetic and the spiritual.
Psychotherapy for Depression: 5 Jungian Insights
September 30th, 2011 · 4 Comments · depression, Jungian, Psychotherapy, psychotherapy for depression
Depression, and psychotherapy for depression are very big topics, and the following insights from a Jungian perspective certainly don’t exhaust them, but do show us some ways to begin. . In every case, one has to ask the fundamental question, what is the meaning of my depression?” Jungian psychotherapy often provides the appropriate means to find a vibrant, vital and individual answer to that question.
Jungian Analysis, Analytical Psychology & Staying Real
September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment · analytical psychology, Jungian, Jungian analysis
CG Jung invented the method of Jungian analysis and founded the school of psychology known as analytical psychology. there’s a vitality in Jung’s approach to psychotherapy. It profoundly affected people in his time, as it still does. The unique strength of Jung’s approach is best lived out when we can stay grounded in the real wisdom that he brought to psychotherapy work, while keeping open to the best of other influences.
Jungian Psychotherapy & Baby Boomer Midlife Transition
September 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · baby boomer, boomer, Jungian, Jungian psychotherapy, midlife, midlife transition, Psychotherapy
The baby boomer generation is entering the later part of midlife transition. Jungian psychotherapy has a lot to say about what happens at that time in life. This generation is looking for something real and unique, that lasts, and Jungian psychotherapy may be key in helping them find what they need.
Jungian Therapy for Anxiety & Times of Crisis: 5 Truths
August 14th, 2011 · No Comments · crisis, Jungian, Jungian therapy, therapy, therapy for anxiety, times of crisis
In times of crisis like these, with financial panic and other factors, some important truths emerge from the practice of Jungian therapy, depth psychotherapy, and therapy for anxiety. Here are some key learnings important for resilience in times like these — and for getting through them.
Individual Therapy, Overwork & Workaholism
July 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · individual, individual therapy, overwork, therapy, workaholism
Work is ultimately only meaningful and satisfying if life overall is meaningful. Both the self-imposed, compulsively avoidant working of the workaholic, and the oppressively imposed burdens of the bullied and overworked can deprive life of much or all of its real meaning.
Psychotherapy, Self Acceptance, & Dealing with Shame
July 10th, 2011 · 3 Comments · dealing with shame, Psychotherapy, Self, self acceptance, shame
There is a power in shame, sometimes greater than in any other emotion. We confront shame when our dignity is lost, when we have gone beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable or tolerable, when we are profoundly alienated from other humans because of who or what we are.
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Jungian Psychotherapy for Midlife Issues
May 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Jungian psychotherapy, midlife issues, Psychotherapy, psychotherapy for midlife issues
While the phrase “midlife crisis” is cliche, there is nonetheless a great deal of psychological change and adjustment that goes on in this part of life. The individual can either deny this, in which case, her or his life risks lapsing into sterility, or these changes can be confronted and embraced, and a new orientation discovered.